Chapter 34.3, Problem 1AV

Summary Introduction

To define:

The term ‘inhibit’.

Explanation of Solution

The meaning of the term inhibit is to stop, block, hinder, restrain, or downregulate a process or an action. In biochemistry, inhibitors are the molecules or are the factors that downregulate the action of any enzyme or other molecule. In genetics, inhibitors are the factors that hinder the process of gene expression.